If you've had one cobweb too many blown away on Blackpool seafront, an eye-catching new wind shelter on South Prom could save you from future sea breezes.
The eight metre tall, stainless steel shelter being unveiled today (April 13) acts like a weather vane, swivelling round so its occupants always have their backs to the wind.
The shelter, designed by architect Ian McChesney, is shaped like a whale's tail, and Blackpool Council is including it as one of the art works in its Great Promenade Show, alongside a giant mirror ball, a musical high tide organ and other art works.
Made from the same material as aircraft wings, the new shelter has been installed opposite the Star Pub at South Promenade, in time for Easter.
A second shelter will be installed close to the tram loop at South Beach within the next few months.
Both shelters are being co-funded by groups including the Northwest Regional Development Agency and the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Architect Ian McChesney described the project as engaging', adding:"I hope that the shelters can play an important role in the definition of Blackpool's identity over the coming years."
Cllr David Owen, the council's cabinet member for culture and leisure, added: "There's no denying that the resort has its fair share of windy weather and these wind shelters are a wonderful way to embrace the natural elements and celebrate them.
"Each piece of art in the Great Promenade Show has been specially commissioned, and is designed to be thought-provoking, amusing and awe-inspiring. I am confident this latest piece will do all three."
Blackpool Council has also announced it has received funding to commission a new artwork, a ten metre high prism that plays with the sunlight, entitled Painting with Light'.
